How they got here: Southern, which finished second in the SWAC during the regular season, won the SWAC Tournament to earn the league’s automatic berth. Gonzaga, the West Coast Conference regular season champion, captured the West Coast Conference tournament and the accompanying automatic berth.

TV: TBS.

Projected starting lineups

SOUTHERN

Pos. Player Ht. Class Avg.

G Derick Beltran 6-4 Sr. 15.9

G Jameel Grace 6-0 Sr. 9.2

G Cameron Monroe 6-2 So. 2.1

C Brandon Moore 6-10 Sr. 6.2

F Javan Mitchell 6-9 Jr. 9.5

Off the bench

Pos. Player Ht. Class Avg.

G/F Malcolm Miller 6-6 Jr. 15.8

G Yondarius Johnson 6-4 Jr. 6.4

G Christopher Hyder 5-11 Fr. 2.0

GONZAGA

G Kevin Pangos 6-8 Sr. 11.5

G Mike Hart 6-6 Sr. 1.9

F Kelly Olynyk 7-0 Jr. 17.5

F Elias Harris 6-8 Sr. 14.9

F Guy Landry Edi 6-6 Sr. 3.1

Off the bench

Pos. Player Ht. Class Avg.

G Gary Bell Jr. 6-1 So. 9.2

C Sam Dower 6-9 Jr. 7.2

C Przemek Karnowski 7-1 Fr. 5.5

G David Stockton 5-11 Jr. 3.6

G Kyle Draginis 6-5 Fr. 3.0

Game notes: The teams met two seasons ago, with Gonzaga winning, 117-72, on Nov. 12, 2010. But that was before Roman Banks arrived at Southern and turned around the program, which was 4-26 in 2010-11. … Gonzaga backup junior guard David Stockton is the son of former Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton. The Bulldogs have won 14 straight after a 64-63 loss at Butler on Jan. 19. Their other loss was to Illinois, 85-74, on Dec. 8. Gonzaga makes 50.4 percent of its shots from the field, third best in the nation, and is 37 percent from 3-point range. The Bulldogs outrebound opponents 37.3-29.9. … Southern comes into the contest on a three-game winning streak. The Jaguars have won seven of their last eight games. Southern started the season 1-5 but is 22-4 since then, including a 53-51 victory against Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 22.